Divine Flame Man
"Get lost." Lei Chong gave a cold shout. His voice boomed like thunder, shaking the White Tiger as though a bolt of heavenly lightning had struck.
In broad daylight, someone had actually tried to rob him.
The White Tiger staggered, then raised his fist and charged at Lei Chong.
Several stall owners turned pale. Fortunately, they had already received payment for their medicines. They staggered away, not daring to get involved, much less speak up for Lei Chong.
Hmph!
Lei Chong remained unmoved in the face of the White Tiger's fist. A cold snort rang out, and a golden light shot from between his brows.
It was a true God-Striking Technique rune. He intended to use the technique against his enemy.
The White Tiger narrowed his eyes and punched at the golden light.
Whoosh!
The golden light passed through his fist. This technique targeted the primordial spirit, and ordinary means of blocking it were useless. That was also why the God-Striking Stone never missed when it struck.
Boom!
The golden light struck the White Tiger between the brows. His head rang, and his primordial spirit shook violently before splitting apart from the middle.
The process was swift, completed almost in the blink of an eye.
The White Tiger collapsed in the street, the primordial spirit between his brows completely disintegrating.
A pure-blooded creature's primordial spirit had been wiped out by Lei Chong in a single move.
Rumble!
Lei Chong reached out with a palm of lightning and put the White Tiger's corpse away.
This was a pure-blooded creature, and one close to the Array Formation Realm at that. Its flesh and blood contained a special essence. How could he simply throw it away?
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Stone Kingdom, a man opened his eyes atop a massive boulder. Divine flames burned around him, as though they would burn the void itself to collapse.
"Hm? The White Tiger is dead. He sent me an image before he died. Someone killed him in a single move," the Divine Flame Man said indifferently.
Several young men stood behind him, treating him with extraordinary respect.
The Divine Flame Man rose to his feet. A fragment of the Reincarnation Disk hovered above his head, wisps of chaos hanging down from it and lending him an air of profound mystery.
"Master, we are willing to act and avenge the White Tiger. We will take our enemy's head," the young men said.
"This person is very powerful. None of you are a match for him. I must act personally." The Divine Flame Man stepped down from the boulder.
The young men behind him changed color. They were all pure-blooded creatures with terrifying talents, yet their opponent could easily kill them in an instant. Just what kind of existence was he?
As for the Divine Flame Man, his background was even more terrifying. He was a true First Generation who had also obtained a great opportunity.
The Divine Flame Man rarely took action, but his servants knew better than anyone just how terrifying he was.
Otherwise, with the pride of pure-blooded creatures, how could they have so readily acknowledged someone as their master?
"Master, the White Tiger was our brother. We want to go too and see the murderer die with our own eyes," the pure-blooded creatures said.
"Granted." The Divine Flame Man nodded.
Lei Chong sat silently in meditation atop a massive boulder in Divine Medicine Valley.
He was engraving array patterns into his body. Under normal circumstances, since he had mastered the killing array's patterns and had part of his own array diagram, he would not have needed to cultivate here.
But the sound of scripture chanting here made cultivation twice as effective with half the effort. Cultivating in this place was faster than anywhere else.
Moreover, a spirit body stood guard beside him, so he had no fear of outsiders disturbing him.
This was his newly nurtured spirit body, formed from the God-Striking Technique's runes.
The spirit body was extraordinary and looked much like his primordial spirit. It had not developed any special flesh and blood, yet it was the same size as an ordinary person.
Suddenly, Lei Chong's spirit body opened its eyes and stared at the void before it.
At the same time, it secretly formed a hand seal, ready to attack at any moment.
Hum!
The surrounding temperature gradually rose, and wisps of divine flame burned the void to collapse. The Divine Flame Man strode over, staring coldly at Lei Chong.
"So you're here." The Divine Flame Man's expression was cold.
As he spoke, he raised a hand and sent out a streak of divine flame.
Several people followed behind him, all of them his followers.
Every one of them was a pure-blooded creature, far stronger than ordinary beings.
"You dared to kill the White Tiger. Today, you'll pay that blood debt in blood."
"My master is here. Why haven't you knelt and submitted?"
"Master, you must let him taste the cruelest torture."
Lei Chong's spirit body struck decisively, sending a bolt of lightning from its hand.
This was not the God-Striking Technique, but one of the Thunder Emperor Technique's arts. Although the spirit body had been nurtured from the God-Striking Technique, it could still use other precious techniques.
Bang!
The lightning collided with the divine flame, which immediately shattered into several pieces. The surrounding void gradually cracked, burned to collapse by the divine flame.
This divine flame was terrifying, unlike ordinary fire.
Hum!
A mark surged out of the spirit body, formed from golden runes.
The golden runes shone, transforming into a terrifying streak of light.
Whoosh!
The Divine Flame Man rapidly formed seals with both hands, controlling the divine flame to gather before him. It took the shape of a disk that spun continuously in front of him.
The disk he had formed was very similar to the Reincarnation Disk above his head.
The disk spun before him, meeting the mark rushing toward him.
But in the next instant, the Divine Flame Man's expression changed.
The golden mark ignored the disk and shot straight toward the space between his brows.
The Divine Flame Man retreated, trying to dodge the mark, but no matter what he did, he could not escape it. The golden mark continued to track him.
The Divine Flame Man's pupils contracted as some memories surfaced: memories the White Tiger had sent him just before dying.
The golden mark had struck the White Tiger between the brows, and then all signs of life had vanished from him.
Hum!
The Divine Flame Man dared not be careless. A flame surged from between his brows. It was the mark of his primordial spirit, formed from his First Generation rune.
Bang!
The golden mark collided with the flame mark, exploding into countless fragments in the void.
Thud, thud, thud!
The flame mark shattered, and the Divine Flame Man stumbled back several steps. His face turned deathly pale, and his body continued to sway.
His primordial spirit had been injured, and his head ached as though it were splitting apart.
"What precious technique is that? How can it injure the primordial spirit?" The Divine Flame Man forced himself to remain standing, shock still lingering on his face.
"You have no need to know," Lei Chong replied coldly.
He had only just begun cultivating the God-Striking Technique, however, and was still unfamiliar with many of its variations. He could only use it once in a short period.
Watching Lei Chong's expression, the Divine Flame Man sensed something was amiss.
"It seems you can only use that precious technique once. Let's see what other tricks you have," the Divine Flame Man sneered.
As he spoke, he did not forget to direct his flames to attack.
But their exchange just now had already injured his primordial spirit.
His condition had deteriorated greatly, and he could no longer exert his full strength.
Hum!
At that moment, Lei Chong's true body awoke. The spirit body had sent him a message with its divine sense as soon as the Divine Flame Man arrived.
Several bolts of lightning shot from his fingertips, forming a vast golden net.
The net covered the sky and blotted out the earth, as though descending from the nine heavens. In an instant, it enveloped the entire ground, trapping his opponent within it.
The golden net crackled and popped, exploding around the Divine Flame Man.